Public bug reported:
Ubuntu version: 9.10 and 10.04, most probably others too.
Applications go foreground immediately when something happens in them,
eg. when dialog is shown or when they're started. It happens even if
user is busy with another app and thus produces a very bad user
experience.
Repro:
1. Start synaptic, mark some packages for installation and apply changes.
2. Open some other app, eg. firefox and start doing anything with it.
How does it work:
3. When something changes during that time in synaptic, it will get foreground.
4. You get angry if were busy with doing some important stuff. ;)
How should it work:
3. When something changes during that time in synaptic, its button on
notification area blinks, but it doesn't gets foreground.
4. You can continue your work without disruptions, but are aware of changes in
synaptic.
The same rule should apply to applications started simultaneously. If
user is working with an application, just started programs should not
disrupt his work.
** Affects: gnome-desktop (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: focus foreground gnome-desktop steal
** Description changed:
+ Ubuntu version: 9.10 and 10.04, most probably others too.
+
Applications go foreground immediately when something happens in them,
eg. when dialog is shown or when they're started. It happens even if
user is busy with another app and thus produces a very bad user
experience.
Repro:
1. Start synaptic, mark some packages for installation and apply changes.
2. Open some other app, eg. firefox and start doing anything with it.
3. When something changes during that time in synaptic, it will get
foreground.
4. You get angry if were busy with doing some important stuff. ;)
How should it be:
1. Start synaptic, mark some packages for installation and apply changes.
2. Open some other app, eg. firefox and start doing anything with it.
3. When something changes during that time in synaptic, its button on
notification area blinks, but it doesn't gets foreground.
4. You can continue your work without disruptions, but are aware of changes
in synaptic.
The same rule should apply to applications started simultaneously. If
user is working with an application, just started programs should not
disrupt his work.
** Description changed:
Ubuntu version: 9.10 and 10.04, most probably others too.
Applications go foreground immediately when something happens in them,
eg. when dialog is shown or when they're started. It happens even if
user is busy with another app and thus produces a very bad user
experience.
Repro:
1. Start synaptic, mark some packages for installation and apply changes.
2. Open some other app, eg. firefox and start doing anything with it.
+
+ How does it work:
3. When something changes during that time in synaptic, it will get
foreground.
4. You get angry if were busy with doing some important stuff. ;)
- How should it be:
- 1. Start synaptic, mark some packages for installation and apply changes.
- 2. Open some other app, eg. firefox and start doing anything with it.
+ How should it work:
3. When something changes during that time in synaptic, its button on
notification area blinks, but it doesn't gets foreground.
4. You can continue your work without disruptions, but are aware of changes
in synaptic.
The same rule should apply to applications started simultaneously. If
user is working with an application, just started programs should not
disrupt his work.
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Applications go foreground when not needed
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/575324
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